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colejster
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May 24, 2026
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turbotax on line or download? what is the difference?

  • May 24, 2026
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turbotax online is better than download?

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    brenda_watsonLevel 14
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    May 25, 2026

    TurboTax Online saves to the cloud; it is step-by-step questions, and by the answers you give, the proper pages/forms will open up for you to enter what you need to claim.  

     

    TurboTax Desktop saves to your desktop. You have a choice to complete your return in easy steps (which is similar to the online version) or choose the Forms mode to put your entries directly on the forms. 

     

    TurboTax Online: you pay per return, whereas TurboTax Desktop has multiple returns; therefore, if you will be doing your spouse's, children's, or friend's return, it will save you money.

     

    Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

     

     

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